Is Drake the coolest Junos host ever?

Last week, the Junos got an injection of cool with news that Drake will be stepping in to host the 2011 awards next March. What’s that you say? The Junos were already cool? We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one, but it’s true that a number of talented acts have fronted the ceremony in the past.

Ever wonder what would happen if Betsey Johnson designed hockey gear? Shania’s unique take on fashion was nothing short of a pucking disaster. Her attempts at humour earned cringes. And still, the brightest thing to come out of Timmins since the gold rush of 1909, raked in the highest ratings in Juno history. That does impress us much. Speaking of cringing…

Ever wonder what would happen if Betsey Johnson designed hockey gear? Shania’s unique take on fashion was nothing short of a pucking disaster. Her attempts at humour earned cringes. And still, the brightest thing to come out of Timmins since the gold rush of 1909, raked in the highest ratings in Juno history. That does impress us much. Speaking of cringing…

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In the months following Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction, censorship was on everyone’s mind. Offering her take on the inanity, Morissette geared down on stage. The good news: she was wearing an anatomically correct flesh-coloured body suit. The bad news: the fake nipples and pubic hair defied CRTC standards, and she had to take them off.

In the months following Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction, censorship was on everyone’s mind. Offering her take on the inanity, Morissette geared down on stage. The good news: she was wearing an anatomically correct flesh-coloured body suit. The bad news: the fake nipples and pubic hair defied CRTC standards, and she had to take them off.

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With headliners like Coldplay and the Black Eye Peas, this was the year of the American invasion, and what’s more red, white and blue than the ultimate Baywatch babe? Yeah, yeah, we know she’s from Vancouver, but it’s been a while since Pam lived on this side of the border, which is not to say she isn’t keeping her eye on national issues. The PETA poster girl used her Juno platform to criticize the Canadian seal hunt and to make bad puns: “One of my favourite artists couldn’t be here tonight: Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death.”

With headliners like Coldplay and the Black Eye Peas, this was the year of the American invasion, and what’s more red, white and blue than the ultimate Baywatch babe? Yeah, yeah, we know she’s from Vancouver, but it’s been a while since Pam lived on this side of the border, which is not to say she isn’t keeping her eye on national issues. The PETA poster girl used her Juno platform to criticize the Canadian seal hunt and to make bad puns: “One of my favourite artists couldn’t be here tonight: Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death.”

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According to Oscar mythology, the host never wins (take note, James Franco), but clearly the same rules don’t apply to the Junos. When she wasn’t gamely poking fun at her “Promiscuous Girl” image, Nelly was racking up more trophies than Meryl Streep. Rumours that her famous collaborator Justin Timberlake would show turned out to be false, which is probably a good thing. The Junos only have room for one egomaniacal pretty boy, and Michael Buble was already in the hizzo.

According to Oscar mythology, the host never wins (take note, James Franco), but clearly the same rules don’t apply to the Junos. When she wasn’t gamely poking fun at her “Promiscuous Girl” image, Nelly was racking up more trophies than Meryl Streep. Rumours that her famous collaborator Justin Timberlake would show turned out to be false, which is probably a good thing. The Junos only have room for one egomaniacal pretty boy, and Michael Buble was already in the hizzo.

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He may be one of the world’s 10 richest comedians, but if that doesn’t work out, Peters could always fall back on his fortune-telling abilities. During hosting duties he joked about moving in on Avril Lavigne if her marriage ever broke up, and wouldn’t you know it…When he wasn’t playing the dirty old man, Peters was up to his usual envelope-eradicating tricks, ribbing Nickelback’s front man Chad Kroeger about his recent DUI arrest, and weighing in on the post-apocalyptic décor: “We’ll let a brown guy host, but the world has to end first.”

He may be one of the world’s 10 richest comedians, but if that doesn’t work out, Peters could always fall back on his fortune-telling abilities. During hosting duties he joked about moving in on Avril Lavigne if her marriage ever broke up, and wouldn’t you know it…When he wasn’t playing the dirty old man, Peters was up to his usual envelope-eradicating tricks, ribbing Nickelback’s front man Chad Kroeger about his recent DUI arrest, and weighing in on the post-apocalyptic décor: “We’ll let a brown guy host, but the world has to end first.”